Why You Should Teach Your Children The Right Money Script.
What if the rich get richer because they know how to invest their money more effectively? New research shows that this may be a factor behind the rise in inequality. Different investors have different levels of sophistication. Why? It might come from varying levels of education. For example, I know what diversification is, and why…
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“the self” isn’t constant, but ever-changing
While you may not remember life as a toddler, you most likely believe that your selfhood then—your essential being—was intrinsically the same as it is today. Buddhists, though, suggest that this is just an illusion—a philosophy that’s increasingly supported by scientific research. “Buddhists argue that nothing is constant, everything changes through time, you have a…
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I Bet Someone Thought This Was A Brilliant Idea
It sounds like the sinister plot of some straight-to-DVD movie. Since 2009, Volkswagen had been installing elaborate software in 482,000 “clean diesel” vehicles sold in the US, so that the cars’ pollution controls only worked when being tested for emissions. The rest of the time, the vehicles could freely spew hazardous, smog-forming compounds. Suffice to…
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